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Israel Allen Rowsell
1869 - 1959 (90 years)
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Name Israel Allen Rowsell Birth 16 May 1869 Rowsell's Island, Nfld. 
Gender Male Death Dec 1959 Person ID I104 Rowsell-Anstey Last Modified 21 Apr 2023
Father Mark Rowsell, b. 9 Jan 1837, Leading Tickles, Nfld. d. 9 Apr 1913, Leading Tickles, Nfld. (Age 76 years) Mother Mary Jane Penney, b. 13 Aug 1841, Seldom Come By, Nfld. d. 28 May 1904, Leading Tickles, Nfld. (Age 62 years) Marriage 4 Oct 1870 Leading Tickles, Nfld. [1] - Their original date of marriage was probably Nov 11 1865.
BW: These persons were previously united by the Lay Reader but were on the 4th of October, 1870 properly married by me, Walter R. Smith (From Anglican Church Records, Botwood).
Married by Rev. Walter Redfern Smith, Church of St. Nicholas, Leading Tickles.
Family ID F30 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Frances Foster, b. 20 Aug 1876, Shoe Cove, Nfld. d. 14 May 1945, Leading Tickles, Nfld. (Age 68 years) Marriage 14 Nov 1895 Tilt Cove, Nfld. [2] - Nov 14 1895 Israel A Rowsell, Tilt Cove & Frances Foster, Shoe Cove.
At ? Tilt Cove, METH. W: Thomas W Penney, Amelia Boone.
Source: Methodist Marriages Tilt Cove & vicinity August 1891 to Nov 1895, (complete)
United Church Archives, Elizabeth Avenue, St John's (Aug 2001) (from original parish records)
Children 1. Walter Bernardo Rowsell, b. 21 Sep 1897, South West Arm, Nfld. d. Yes, date unknown2. Maxwell Rowsell, b. Sep 1899, Gull Island, Cape John, Nfld. d. Yes, date unknown3. Samuel Rowsell, b. Sep 1905, Rowsell's Island, Nfld. d. Yes, date unknown4. Mary Jane (Mamie) Rowsell, b. 3 Dec 1906, Rowsell's Island, Nfld. d. 1989 (Age 82 years)5. Dora Rowsell, b. 27 Nov 1908, Rowsell's Island, Nfld. d. 1993 (Age 84 years)6. Ernestine Rowsell, b. Aug 1911 d. Yes, date unknown 7. Kenneth Clarence Rowsell, b. 18 May 1912, Rowsell's Island, Nfld. d. 13 Sep 2001, Grand Falls - Windsor, Nfld. (Age 89 years)8. Frances Rowsell d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F68 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2009
- Their original date of marriage was probably Nov 11 1865.
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Photos Israel Rowsell 
Israel (left) and brother Arthur Rowsell 
Israel and granddaughter Olive
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Notes - 1. RNR: Birth date source: RNR diary, Book Xiii) 2. Unknown source: birthdate is May 16 1868, 2nd name is Allen The family went to live on Gull Island in the year 1884, the light was lit for the first time by my father in June 1884. The "Queen" was lost on the Gull Island Dec 11, 1867. Your grandfather found the dead bodies in the spring of 1868 while on their way seal hunting in their own Little Barque of sixty-seven tons. So you see the lighthouse was built before the years 1883 and 84.
No death date found so far (Oct. 2022) The last letter that my father received from Israel was in 1953 when he was alive and well.
The two daughters of Ken Rowsell (son of Israel) have different dates recorded for the death of their grandfather, Isreal. Francis Hollett has December 1959, while Theresa has December 15, 1960.
From 1921 census:
ROWSELL; Israel; RI; Hd; May 1869; RI; Meth; Fish
ROWSELL; Frances; RI; Wife; Aug 1875; Shoe Cv; Meth;; m to Israel Rowsell, RI
ROWSELL; Maxwell; RI; Son; Sept 1899; Cape John Gull Is; Meth; Fish; Son of Israel Rowsell, RI
ROWSELL; Samuel; RI; Son; Sept 1905; RI; Meth; Fish; Son of Israel Rowsell, RI
ROWSELL; Kenneth; RI; Son; May 1912; RI; Meth; Sch; Son of Israel Rowsell, RI
ROWSELL; Mary Jane; RI; Dau; Sep 1907; RI; Meth;; Dau of Israel Rowsell, RI
ROWSELL; Dora; RI; Dau; Nov 1909; RI; Meth; Sch; Dau of Israel Rowsell, RI
ROWSELL; Ernstine; RI; Dau; Aug 1911; RI; Meth; Sch; Dau of Israel Rowsell, RI
From personal knowledge of Benjamin Rowsell, Israel had the following children:
Mamie (married James Pilley)
Dora (married Norman Anstey); had daughter Olive before marriage (different father)
Theresa (married Fred Stuckless. Had son Martin, daughter Janet)
Walter, spouse unknown. Had: Allen (fell from roof of Regent Theatre in Corner Brook), Velma, George (known as Butch), Frances.
Ken (spouse not mentioned). Had: Frances (married Harry Hollett) and Sam.
Max (hurt back as a child)
- 1. RNR: Birth date source: RNR diary, Book Xiii) 2. Unknown source: birthdate is May 16 1868, 2nd name is Allen The family went to live on Gull Island in the year 1884, the light was lit for the first time by my father in June 1884. The "Queen" was lost on the Gull Island Dec 11, 1867. Your grandfather found the dead bodies in the spring of 1868 while on their way seal hunting in their own Little Barque of sixty-seven tons. So you see the lighthouse was built before the years 1883 and 84.
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